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Posted by amy in CNY on November 17, 2009, 6:55 pm
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> sounds like the foot pedal needs some TLC.
> did they clean out the foot pedal when serviced?
> i'm guessing its not a part that is often, if ever, checked til it starts
> playing silly beggars on ya.
> they can get dust and grime into them over many years of use.
> can you get into it to check inside?
Well, thank you J*!!! that did the trick!, i guess they dont clean the
pedals
unless asked, she had a huge gray bunny visiting in there! i have
found the bunny a new home
in the round file.
and Ms. White999 is very happy now!
Thanks again!
amy in CNY
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Posted by Sandy E on November 18, 2009, 12:37 pm
Howdy!
Do the Bunny Hop: Hop Hop HOP!
So, Amy, now you'll be Finishing our Christmas ornaments, right?
We're all sitting by the mail box....
R/Sandy
On 11/17/09 5:55 PM, in article
4ef50031-b6ae-4dda-96a0-8bac9d062780@m33g2000vbi.googlegroups.com, "amy in
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>> sounds like the foot pedal needs some TLC.
>> did they clean out the foot pedal when serviced?
>> i'm guessing its not a part that is often, if ever, checked til it starts
>> playing silly beggars on ya.
>> they can get dust and grime into them over many years of use.
>> can you get into it to check inside?
>
> Well, thank you J*!!! that did the trick!, i guess they dont clean the
> pedals
> unless asked, she had a huge gray bunny visiting in there! i have
> found the bunny a new home
> in the round file.
> and Ms. White999 is very happy now!
> Thanks again!
> amy in CNY
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Posted by J* on November 18, 2009, 2:34 pm
its nice to get something right, not something i do often.
in mine i had all that dust but also had to clean the two metal bits that
made the connection.
might of been isopropyl alcohol, but dont quote me on it.
i used it on a clean rag, then let it air out good before closing the unit.
glad you're back up and running smoothly again.
i've never heard of the pedal being cleaned when in for servicing.
i reckon it is too much like hard work for them
and you'll bring it back in and give'em more money, if they wait long
enough.
j.
"amy in CNY" wrote ...
Well, thank you J*!!! that did the trick!, i guess they dont clean the
pedals unless asked, she had a huge gray bunny visiting in there! i have
found the bunny a new home in the round file.
and Ms. White999 is very happy now!
Thanks again!
amy in CNY
"J*" wrote:
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> sounds like the foot pedal needs some TLC.
> did they clean out the foot pedal when serviced?
> i'm guessing its not a part that is often, if ever, checked til it starts
> playing silly beggars on ya.
> they can get dust and grime into them over many years of use.
> can you get into it to check inside?
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Posted by Edna Pearl on November 17, 2009, 7:07 pm
My 1970's Necchi does this whenever it needs to be cleaned and oiled. The
first time I have to push the wheel to get her to sew, I open her up and oil
her down, including disassembling the bobbin race for cleaning. Then she
whirs right along.
I don't understand this newfangled notion of getting a machine serviced,
though :-) I've never had my Necchi serviced -- I don't even know what
that would entail! If it means getting it cleaned and oiled, I guess that's
what I'm doing myself?
And my machine's need for cleaning and oiling does not depend on the time
elapsed, it depends on the type and amount of sewing I'm doing. Piecing
seems to create a lot of dust and lint from the raw fabric edges, so the SM
needs cleaning much, much more frequently. Machine quilting seems to
increase the need for oiling.
ep
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> Well, Ms.White999 decided to start stalling when the pedal is pushed.
> Just had her serviced not too long ago, too. Yes, she is an old girl,
> 29 years and counting, but she's never let me down, not once.
> Can anyone tell me why, other than age, she would stall? I can turn
> the wheel to get-her-goin', but everytime i push the pedal, i get a
> grunt and groan.
> any ideas?
> amy in CNY
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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on November 18, 2009, 2:56 am
Edna Pearl wrote:
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> My 1970's Necchi does this whenever it needs to be cleaned and oiled. The
> first time I have to push the wheel to get her to sew, I open her up and oil
> her down, including disassembling the bobbin race for cleaning. Then she
> whirs right along.
>
> I don't understand this newfangled notion of getting a machine serviced,
> though :-) I've never had my Necchi serviced -- I don't even know what
> that would entail! If it means getting it cleaned and oiled, I guess that's
> what I'm doing myself?
>
> And my machine's need for cleaning and oiling does not depend on the time
> elapsed, it depends on the type and amount of sewing I'm doing. Piecing
> seems to create a lot of dust and lint from the raw fabric edges, so the SM
> needs cleaning much, much more frequently. Machine quilting seems to
> increase the need for oiling.
>
> ep
I tend to do my simpler mechanical machines myself. Himself see to the
eletric bits. The more complex machines and the electronic one with all
the little servo motors controlling the stitches need professional TLC
from the sewing machine engineer once a year. Between times I clean and
give a single drip of oil in one place.
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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> did they clean out the foot pedal when serviced?
> i'm guessing its not a part that is often, if ever, checked til it starts
> playing silly beggars on ya.
> they can get dust and grime into them over many years of use.
> can you get into it to check inside?